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The Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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brady-

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slow

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cardi/o

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heart

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-itis

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inflammation

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pulm/o

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lung

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erythr/o

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red

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leuk/o

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white

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peri-

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around

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hyper-

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high, beyond, excessive

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-stenosis

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abnormal narrowing

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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endo-

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inside

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hypo-

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beneath, below

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-emia

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condition of the blood

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tachy-

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rapid

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my/o

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muscle

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angi/o

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blood vessel or lymph vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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plaque, fatty substance

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-crasia

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a mixture or blending

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epi-

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above, upon, on

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hem/a, hem/o

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blood, relating to the blood

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hemat/o

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blood, relating to the blood

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phleb/o

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vein

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thromb/o

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clot

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valvul/o

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valve

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vas/o

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vessel

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ven/o

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vein

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CAD

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coronary artery disease

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CHF

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congestive heart failure

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EKG

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electrocardiogram

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CPR

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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atri/o

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atrium

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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Blood returns waste products from tissues to the ____ to be elimated

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kidneys

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Layers of the heart?

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Endocardium, myocardium, epicardium

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receiving chambers

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atria

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pumping chambers

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ventricles

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septum

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separates heart into left and right

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carries blood away from the heart

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arteries

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returns oxygen-poor blood to the heart

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deliver oxygen and nutrients to cells of tissues

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capillaries

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plasma after blood cells and clotting proteins have been removed

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erythrocytes

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red blood cells

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thrombocytes

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platelets, clotting agent

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leukocytes

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white blood cells, fights infection

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neutrophils

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most common type of WBC

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basophils

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least common type of WBC

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eosinophils

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WBC which destroys parasitic organisms and plays a major role in allergic reactions

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lymphocytes

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WBC which identifies germs and produces antibodies against them

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monocytes

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WBC which provides immune defense against many infectious organisms

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systemic circulation

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flow of blood to all parts of the body except for the lungs

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pulmonary circulation

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flow of blood only between the heart and the lungs

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sinoatrial node

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known as the natural pacemaker, starts each wave of muscle contraction

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atrioventricular node

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receives impulses from the SA node and transmits them to the bundle of His

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bundle of His

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ensures the sequence of heart contractions, transmits impulses to the Purkinje fibers

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Purkinje fibers

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specialized fibers which relay impulses to the cells of the ventricles and cause them to contract, forcing blood out through the aorta

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blood pressure

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measurement of the amount of systolic and diastolic pressure exerted against the walls of arteries

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systolic pressure

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pressure occurring when the ventricles contract

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diastolic pressure

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pressure occurring when the ventricles are relaxed, between heartbeats

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cardiomyopathy

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term used to describe all diseases of the heart muscle

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congenital heart defect

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structural abnormalities caused by the failure of the heart to develop normally before birth

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coronary heart disease

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atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries that reduces the blood supply to the heart muscle

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cholesterol

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plaque on the interior walls of the arteries

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ischemic heart disease

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group of cardiac disabilities resulting from an insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to the heart

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angina

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condition of episodes of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium

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nitroglycerin

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vasodilator often prescribed to prevent or relieve the pain of angina; increases blood flow and oxygen supply to the heart

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myocardial infarction

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heart attack

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infarction

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sudden insufficiency of blood

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occlusion

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total blockage

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congestive heart faliure

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heart is unable to pump out all the blood that it receives, causes congestion

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cardiomegaly

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abnormal enlargement of the heart

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heart murmur

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abnormal sound heard when listening to the heart or neighboring large blood vessels

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valvular prolapse

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abnormal protrusion of a heart valve which results in the inability of the valve to close completely

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valvular stenosis

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condition in which there is narrowing, stiffening, thickening, or blockage of one or more of the valves of the heart

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cardiac arrest

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heart abruptly stops or even develops very abnormal arrhythmia that prevents it from pumping blood

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arrhythmia

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describes abnormality or loss of the normal rhythm of the heartbeat

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atrial fibrillation

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“a fib” occurs when the normal rhythmic contractions of the atria are replaced by rapid irregular twitching of the muscular heart wall

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ventricular fibrillation

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“v fib” rapid, irregular, and ineffective contractions of the ventricles

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angiitis

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inflammation of the blood or lymph vessels

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angiostenosis

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abnormal narrowing of the blood vessel

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aneurysm

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localized weak spot of balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery

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arteriosclerosis

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hardening of the arteries, any group of diseases characterized by thickening and hardening of arterial walls

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varicose veins

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abnormally swollen veins, valves in the veins malfunction and allow blood to pool in these veins, causing them to enlarge

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thrombus

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blood clot attached to the interior wall of a artery or a vein

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coronary thrombosis

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damage to the heart muscle caused by a thrombus blocking the coronary artery

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deep vein thrombosis

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condition of having a thrombus attached the the wall of a deep vein

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embolism

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sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus

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embolus

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foreign object; blood clot, air, gas, fat, or tissue

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hemochromatosis

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iron overload disease; genetic disorder in which the intestines absorb too much iron

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septicemia

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blood poisoning; systemic condition caused by the spread of microorganisms and their toxins via the circulating blood

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cholesterol

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fatty substances which travels through the blood and is found in all parts of the body, not all bad

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leukemia

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cancer characterized by progressive increase in abnormal leukocytes found in the blood forming tissue

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anemia

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lower than normal number of erythrocytes in the blood

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megaloblastic anemia

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anemia in which the red blood cells are larger than normal

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iron-deficiency anemia

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iron is an essential component of hemoglobin. without sufficient iron to create hemoglobin, blood cannot carry oxygen effectively

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sickle cell anemia

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red blood cells assume an abnormal sickle shape

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hypertension

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elevation of blood pressure to a level that is likely to cause damage to the cardiovascular system

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antihypertensive

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medications such as ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers which lower BP

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hypotension

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lower than normal arterial blood pressure

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thrombocytemia

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abnormally small number of platelets circulating in the blood

Medical Terminology (10 decks)

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